Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an emerging threat

Authors

  • Zalak Shah Department of Pediatrics, PDU Medical College, Rajkot, Gujrat, India
  • Dhanya Soodhana Department of Pediatrics, PDU Medical College, Rajkot, Gujrat, India
  • Mitul Kalathia Department of Pediatrics, PDU Medical College, Rajkot, Gujrat, India
  • Yogesh Parikh Department of Pediatrics, PDU Medical College, Rajkot, Gujrat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20173810

Keywords:

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, Meningitis, Preterm

Abstract

Infection by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (E.meningoseptica) is very rare. It is associated with neonatal meningitis and other infections, especially in preterm neonates. We report a case of preterm neonate infected by E.meningoseptica clinically presented with meningitis and necrotizing enterocolitis. The patient succumbed in spite of timely diagnosis and institution of appropriate antibiotics. Although rare but infections casued by E.meningoseptica are often severe and life threatening. It should be considered as an emerging threat and efforts to identify and prompt treatment should be considered in neonates suffering from meningitis.

 

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Published

2017-08-23